The first round of performers for the 2022 CMA Awards has been announced. Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen, Jimmie Allen, Miranda Lambert, HARDY, Lainey Wilson, the Zac Brown Band, Kelsea Ballerini, Carly Pearce, Kelly Clarkson, Marcus King and more are among the list of performers, along with host Luke Bryan.

Bryan will perform his current single, “Country On,” while Lambert will perform “Geraldene,” from her latest Palomino album. Pearce will perform a song from 29: Written in Stone, while Underwood will sing her latest single, “Hate My Heart,” and Wallen will perform his recent No. 1 hit, “You Proof.”

Ballerini will perform her new track, “You’re Drunk, Go Home,” with Pearce and Clarkson, while HARDY will be joined by Wilson to sing their “wait in the truck” single. Allen and King will join the Zac Brown Band to sing their current single, “Out In The Middle.” More performers, along with a list of presenters, will be announced shortly.

Underwood has three CMA Awards nominations, including for the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year.

“Obviously [I’m] super excited,” Underwood shared with her record label. “I knew that the nominations were coming out the next morning, but by the time the next morning got there I totally forgot and was going about my day. Then I looked at my phone and I had text messages and I was like, ‘Oh! Nice!’ It was kind of nice to not be anticipating [because] then I would have been nervous.”

The live broadcast will begin with a star-studded tribute to Loretta Lynn, who passed away on October 4. Wilson leads the list of nominees with six nods, followed by  Ashley McBryde, Pearce and Chris Stapleton,

Bryan and Peyton Manning will serve as hosts of the 2022 CMA Awards. The 2022 CMA Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 9, at 8:00 PM ET on ABC.

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